Nigeria Is Only Getting Worse – Basketmouth

Popular comedian, Basketmouth has come out to voice his frustrations regarding the state of Nigeria’s economy and the leadership of the country.

He recently had his say during an interview with the African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA), and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, it was one naira to a dollar when he was born around 1970 but it is currently one dollar to 1600 naira now, and there was never a time from that time to date that the dollar crashed and went back to what it was then stayed there.

Basketmouth added that while citizens keep saying things will get better, it is only getting worse.

His words, “There’s nothing that can happen, quote me anywhere. Think about it, in 1970, the year I was born, it was one naira to a dollar and this year it’s one dollar to 1600 naira. There was never a time from that time to date that the dollar crashed and went back to what it was and stayed there. It has never happened; think about it.

Every time it changes, all the conversations you’d be hearing is ‘E go better, E go better.’ it’s getting worse, bro. What are the policies? And what have they done? Now 100 pages for a passport is 100,000 naira; they just increased it.

I suspect that our government planned this thing to make the Nigerian population suffer. So that when they suffer they can now want to japa, then they will increase the price of the passport and they’d make money.

It’s not like I’ve given up hope; I’m hopeful. Maybe one day, the country will be better. Let’s all believe in that pipe dream. It’s done, it’s over.”

WOW.